Deflector and scraper for well appliances



Sept. 21 192s. 1,600,578 C. S. CRIC KMER DEFLECTOR AND SCRAPER FOR WELL APPLIANCES Filed March 3, 1925 5 @r/ me Patented Sept 21, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,600,578 PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES s. onroxnnn, or m r mis, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO. Tm; GUIIBEBSVON CORPORA- TION, or DALLAS, TEXAS, A 0011201141101; OF DELAWARE.

DEFLECTOR AND SVCRAPEVR r03 WELL APPLIANCES.

Application fil ed March a, 1925. Serial No. 12,888

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in deflectors and scrapers for ll appliances- J pl ing tubin at h s in We l ca ee i hl diff ulty fteh ri n ufe'te; th fer vn t en'ofp effih on th all of th ee wh h r de e th d am r- Ahelth ur f trembl s ie ed y a head 'pressure of oil and the like, which tends to displace the weight and set the object of the invention is to provide id'eif-iee which m be t eeh d t e c in et'eher erl ether appl an wh b th Paraffin i s il be s rape frem he walls of the Wel casing as thecatcher is meme 'n t and fir terah y' P e ided yi jl v rt ea ifl t ut in d s t rmihe Stampers. t Y

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ha sheet, hi h is in rnally hread F gu 2 s an, l v t i oi h ihhe,- the lev r en of t e ev b he i tet h; eetieh, and F 3 is an lev of a t t ih et he eq i p t e fle end scraper constructed in accordance with my i ve itieh-i In the drawings the numeral 1 0 desigat each endf Beginning at the upper end of the "sleeve. area plurality of vanes or flanges 11 coiled helically around the sleeve and preferably terminating at a substantial distance from vthe bottom of the sleeve. These vanes are shown as equally spaced,

but this is not essential. While the vanes are shownas integral with the sleeve it is within the scope of the invention to form thein otherwise. M i

The-vanes have fiat vertical outer edges 12 which function as scrapers when the detlc'ctor is rnoved vertically in the casing. The ends 13 of the vanes are rounded so as to obviate sharp carriers which would catch; also the rounded corners facilitate the entrance of the deflector into the casing. I have shown four vanes, the number is subject to. variation.

That portion of the sleeve extending bel w the an on t t a telle 4 w i p e hl e m ans r applyin ewr h to the device. The upper end of the sleeve is screwed onto the lower end of the lower pipe section 15 of a'tubing catcher or other well appliance as is shown in Fig. 3 and the e l r e ei th t bin (no h wn) belo t e efi te f- Th e ile rin 1 5 o h cat h re t up n th sleeve 10. i i i i i As the catcher is lowered into the well casing the edges 12 of the deflector will cr pe h parethn and o her a umulation r m the the We l f t e we ca ingn d fi t r beih Sli htly e in diam t r than the inner diameter of; the casing.

When liquid such' as oil is encountered it will be deflected into the four helical channels forrned between the vanes 11 The defl e'r is m j ted e ow the "Wei ht o h b ng at her n th liquid bf hg hu d fl ct d" n b oken in tr am, wil be retarded di rt d su ici nt y te P e n di l dg ng the, wei ht or s tin h sl p The defle tor Permit t e atch r t m e fr down. h e l a t a h pr s? sureof fluid. i

Th 'd fl ter s per iehle ly adap ed f use in connection with tubing catchers of the type shown i Patent No. 1,218,549, but

nel in its outer surface for deflecting fluid 1n advance of said welght as said catcher moves downwardly 111 the well.

2. The combination with 'a tubing catcher having a resiliently sustained weight, of a fluid deflector comprising a sleeve and a helical channel outside of said sleeve, said sleeve being mounted on said-catcher below the weight thereof for deflecting fluid in advance of said weight as said catcher moves downwardly in the well.

3. The combination with a tubing catcher having a resiliently sustained weight, of a fluid deflector mounted on said catcher below its weight and having a helical vane.

ance to the weight as the catcher moves down the well.

5. The combination with a tubing catcher having a resiliently sustained'weight, of a fluid deflector mounted on said catcher below the weight thereof and having a plu rality of helical vanes on its outer surface, each vane extending vertically and forming with the other vanes helical channels open at their upper and lower ends for deflecting a fluid into streams in advance of said weight as the catcher moves downward in the well.

6. The combination with a tubing catcher having a resiliently sustained weight, of a fluid deflector comprising a central sleeve, and a plurality of helical vanes disposed vertically on said sleeve, said sleeve being attached to the lower end of the catcher below the weight thereof for deflecting the fluid into streams in advance of said weight as the catcher moves downward in the well.

7. The combination with a tubing catcher having a resiliently sustained weight, of a deflector comprising a central sleeve, an d a plurality of helical vanes disposed vertically in said sleeve and having outer scraping edges, said sleeve being attached to the catcher below said weight for deflecting the fluid into streams and scraping the paraflin from the walls of the well in advance of the weight.

8. The combination with a tubing catcher having a resiliently sustained Weight, of a deflector comprising a centrai sleeve, and a plurality of helical vanes disposed vertically in said sleeve and having flat outer scraping edges, said sleeve having a downwardly extending collar attached to the catcher below said weight for deflecting the fluid into streams and scrapingthe parafiun from the walls of the well in advance of the'weight.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

CHARLES S... CRTCKMER. 

